Wendy R. Silversmith, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Westerly, RI
Wendy R. Silversmith, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Westerly, Rhode Island, and NPI 1912944174, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD10874, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendy R. Silversmith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- MD10874 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 Wells Street, Westerly, RI 02891
- Phone
- (401) 348-2180
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 348-6298
- Medicaid ID
- CR40894 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031210000920); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 30 in Rhode Island → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 45 Wells Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher D'Arcy, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1073560330
Verify Wendy R. Silversmith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD10874Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,596 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 456 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate511 claims
- Methotrexate436 claims
- Gabapentin254 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen246 claims
- Prednisone246 claims
- Pregabalin136 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $611.87
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Coastal Rheumatology PC IncWesterly, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendy R. Silversmith among 30 rheumatology physician records in Rhode Island
Wendy R. Silversmith, MD is one of 30 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 30 rheumatology physician records in Rhode Island.
All 30 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Westerly → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher D'Arcy, M.D.Westerly, RI 028911073560330
- Edward Reardon, D.O.Warwick, RI 028881760488449
- Ralph Digiacomo, MDWarwick, RI 028861710154364
- Hope Dillon-Jones, MDWarwick, RI 028861619068525
- Jan Karczewski, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861902291099
- Virginia Parker, MDWarwick, RI 028861871590737
- Isha Shah, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861326490699
- Ahmet Hakki Kapici, MDProvidence, RI 029031831684190
Common questions
What is Wendy R. Silversmith, MD's NPI number?
Wendy R. Silversmith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912944174, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendy R. Silversmith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Wells Street, Westerly, RI, 02891. Phone: (401) 348-2180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendy R. Silversmith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD10874, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wendy R. Silversmith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendy R. Silversmith, MD had 3,596 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wendy R. Silversmith, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.